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“Last night, my Uber driver was a loan officer.”

Housing Wire

Garth Graham, senior partner and manager of merger and acquisition activities for the Stratmor Group , said many of the layoffs in the IMB industry so far have involved employees working in support positions, with loan officer jobs being the last to be jettisoned. Charting the loan officer exit. Andrew Rhodes, Sr.

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Navigating movement in the mortgage industry series: Post-closing matters are important too

Housing Wire

Sellers loan officers who agree to move over to Buyer may want (in addition to use of their team name which is typically an assumed name of Seller) to continue to use Sellers name for a period of time after closing, as part of their recognized brand.

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loanDepot returns to profitability, announces new strategic plan 

Housing Wire

Costs may increase as the company continues to add loan officers and operations team members. Purchase loans comprised 66% of loanDepot’s total volume in Q3 2024, down from 71% in the same period in 2023. Regarding loanDepot’s servicing portfolio, the unpaid principal balance (UPB) increased to $114.9 billion on Sept.

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Mortgage demand picks up as seller concessions rise

Housing Wire

Loan officers saw an increase in mortgage demand during the first week of 2023 as mortgage rates ticked down. Unused funds at the time the borrower refinances go against their loan balance as a principal reduction. And to close deals, sellers are increasingly coming to the table with concessions and rate buydowns. .

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Newrez cuts jobs after concluding Computershare acquisition

Housing Wire

The layoffs include mortgage professionals such as processors, underwriters and loan officers. HousingWire reported in February that the lender and servicer restructured its distributed retail mortgage business, resulting in cuts to regional and divisional managers while reducing compensation for loan officers.

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UWM takes the originations crown from Rocket

Housing Wire

Since the start of Game On, we’ve had thousands of loan officers try us for the first time, experiencing our technology, our services and quickly realizing that partnering with UWM can help them win in any market.”. UWM had $306 billion in the unpaid principal balance of MSRs as of September 30, compared to $308.1

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Newrez to lay off 317 employees in Colorado

Housing Wire

The company owned $537 billion in unpaid principal balance (UPB) of servicing at the end of March. In February 2024, the company restructured Newrez’s distributed retail mortgage business, resulting in cuts to regional and divisional managers along with reductions in loan officer compensation. Newrez, a top-five U.S.